Truck.



UNllTED STATES PATENT OFFICE i JAMES B. mamon, or Mins-HALL, TEXAS.

'TUGKI Specsgatioxx of Letters Patent Pam-#eff mi v. man

Appliutitmllni: lieten... Qj. Burial En. 386.391.

To all whom it may concern:

.;- Be it known that I, JAMES B, MUKIEL, a citizen of the United States, franklin'y ot. Marshall, in the county of Harrison ansi 'tote of Texas, have invented o new and useful Truck, of which the following is s. specifica,-

- tion.

itself to accommodate imperfections of the -provido a oost sto-o .which thomotal 1s so disponen as to obtain wheels and truck.

i A still further obnct of the invention is to truck of light weight in.

the 'utmost strength nml rigidity. l

A still further object ol the invention is' to provide o truck tllot'is c'specinlly dnptefl for us in connootion with benmless broke mecl1- onism and is of suoli nature ond constmction :is to permit the use oi the ordinary broke mechanism where desired.

` A still fui-thor object of the, invention is to provide a, truck with means for supporting the broke carrying: lovers of o. laoninilos brake system, nucl further to so arrang thel broke lavora und rods ns to soc-ure unifonn notion of all of tho lrmlivs,

With those unil otlwr ohjocts in viowfno will more fully' horoinnftm' n pour, the invention consists inv 'certain novo features 'of :ionstru'otion nml arrangement of pints.Jl hereinafter fully dlsribqrl, illustintecl in tlio nomen? punying drawings, nml portiulnrly.-pointeoY out in tlm-appended olnnnsg 1t boing understood that various changes 1n the form, pro-i portions, sine ond minor clotniln of the struc.- tnre lnny be. modo without departing from' the spmit or sacrificing nnyof-the :tdvantnges of theinvention.

In the accompanying drowingw-liigure 1 is a. side elovntion of nv truck cunstrnotod in accordance witlrthc inontion. Fig. 2 is a of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is n mrtly'plon View of the` truck, portions of .tho rake shoe mrrying 1e` vers being shown in aration. Fig. 4 'is a dotoil per motive Viewl of one o the tmnsoms detncho Fig; 5 is similar view of one of -snitoble vthe side frames. Fig.v 6 is o detoil-perspecfive'l viewpf the truck hinten rig. `7- is ,t lan View, partly in tho nature of n diagram illustrating the arrangement ofthe brnke levers.

Similar numerals ol reference ar Hm-- `ployed toindicate corresponding4 orti:

throughout thoseveral gurea of the ow- Ei-Phe several parte of the truck are referably formed 'of mist steel, and eanhot e side jl'rames isroonstruoterl in the, nimmer best shown in Fig.Y 5, this View showing the inninface of the siclie frame. The cent1-nl portion ofi the frame 15s rovitleil Witlra'holter receiving rec-ess 1 at the lower portion of which is arrangedsj'lring pockets 16", four of winch are shown in the present instance. 'u

The moin body of the frame is generally/*of beam vshape in s etion', in order to secure. the utmost strength with minimum weight. From the oppositevenda of themain bod of the frame extend amig 18 and 19 adopte for tlierooeption 'of standard 'oilboxeo Y Arranged' intim recesses 15 .und ofzgtondin betwoentha tt'ro side frames is a bolster 2 also formed of Amint steel, ami in'tho form of a hollow bod havin `rooesse4iofo'pisn bottom, top an side we 'in order to rednce weight. The lower fogsof the opposite end portions of tige bolster y:no 1go-vided with sprin receiving pockets,'and etween these and t e 'pocket 1'6 extend standard spr-in 22; tliex'ebeing four of such springs at aic and' of the. bolpter. This bolster is rovided at the center with the usual truc "center )plato 24, and near eoh and :iro the trck sigle bem-'ings 25 all oi these'pnrts-bein made integral witlrtne bolster. casting; t ethe opposite ends of the bolster rire latin-allya ofthe i e frames in order to limitendwiso movement of tlio bolster, and the bolster is' held clown Aini plafie by tio plates 231m downwgrdil'y exinding lugs 29 at ooi-hen tlilt itivit 1in corres undingroesseforine in thosigin frames, tie tio plates' hold down in Ylnoe by bolts 30 that 'extend through U'Thwlugs ot the inner Vfoco of each fi'nnio 'x :tra pacefVaa shown in Fig. 5 in order to' -formpookets 30 for tho reception o-hi 3 1.

tlm-'t projeot from tho op 'oslte ends 'o tliofg- -vdod' with openings for the 'orV the serve to oonne the'bolster in place, and nt .transom 32;'ond all of t lese lugs are .pro- 1 the same time securely lock the transoms t the side frames, and 1f any of the parte hecpme broken, the bolts may bereadily re- 'nifoved end a. new part or parts substituted.

l there shell be no'4 thrust strain.

"L Each of the transoms is provided with s. vertically disposed web 33 end upper; end lower Webs or ribs 3ft-35, respectively, end the .upper ribs ere provided'with projecting 1u 36 and 37, so that, if necessary1 the orlsinery brake 'mechanism muy he etteched to the truck.A The lo s 36 'serve for connection with the brekeii brakes, while the lugs 37 may be employed for attaching the sever-cl hangers of 'ins1de brakes of the benin type. i'b'Neer each end of each o1" the trensoms is arranged a peir of spaced lugs 40, each peil' olugs being provided with u pper und lower openlngs 41 and 42, the upper o )enings scrving when necesse 1 for the attac iment of' the inside hung broke cams of the ordinary type. The lower openings serve for thc passnge of ivot'pins 44 which cerrythg. levers 45 of e eemless brake which forms one of the ien.- -tures of the invention. ,Each of the lovers 45 carries at its lower end s. broke shoe heed 46 to which muy be yattached o.4 broke shoe 47 of any ordinary construction. if. In arranging the hrnkim7 system is mede for exercising o. f irect pull. on all of the brokey lever connecting rodsnso that For this purpose the rimory lever 50is uvoted et 51 to s. pert o the cer freine and the secondary lever 5 2 is pivoted et 53 to the car freine. The piston rod 54 et the lirreke cylinder exercises a direct outward thrust onthc lever 50 direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 7..

end this pulls the connecting rod 55 in the This movement is transmitted to o. cross' har 5 8 by a. connecting rod 59, and troni the cross ber isl'trensmitted throu h e oir of A 4rods 60 to the leverl which etter is con- 'neeted to the two brake shoe carrying levers by connections 6 2.

Vis followed et the opposite end of the cer.

. the old style inside or outsic f bre-kes it pre.4

` ferred, Without change in the structure.

. truck constructed in accordance with4 this inventionhas but few perte, und :these may be readily mede et smell cost, and in cese-of accident a. broken part may be readily replaced. The truck is further so 'constructed as to permit of the. application thereto of the beamless brake described, or

'1 claim t 1.- In a. car truck, a air of side frames hevliro-g' centrally errer) e recesses', e truck b01- ster having its en s extending intoseid recesses, trensoms extending between the' slde ever stops of outside provision' The seme construction frames, the Vtrensoms ond side trames being provided with interiitting lugs, end bolts extending throu h seid frames.

2. In s. truc o. pair of eide frames having centrollyenenged recesses end provided on their inner feces with lu receiving pockets, e

oir of transoms exten ing between the side rames and havin lugs extending into seid pockets, c bolster isposed between the trensoxns and having its end portions fitting Within the recesses, tie lates for limiting upward movement of the iiolsters, ond bolts oxtending through the tie plates and lugs and serving to secure the trensoms to the side frames.

3. The combination in n truck, oi side frames having centrally crrsngcdV recesses provided with spring receiving pockets, the inner feces of the trames having spliced lug receiving ockets, e pair of' trnnsonis hevinv 'end lugs ittiug within the pockets, e truc c bolster fitting within the trnnsoins and hsving its ends' :irren ed Within the recesses. the lo'wcr fece of the olster having s )ring pockets, .springs tor supportingr the olster,' tie plates extending over the tops oi the recesses end limiting upward movement of the holster, the opposite ends ol the tie plates being rovided With dmvnwnrdly extending lugs itting in corresponding recesses in the sido the tie plates mutt-he transom-logs.

4. A built up truck comprising side frames, e pnir of .trensoins extending bei tween the side frames, a. singlcvcrtion-l bolt forming the connection between cach end of each transom and the sido ii'enu's, end n truck bolster arising-ed between the trnnsorus, said holster having Internity projectingA lugs et or neer its outer ends.

5. A built up truck comprising; n 'poil' of side imanes having `control recesses und provided with nrms projecting from both ends for the reception of 'ournul boxes, a mir of' trnnsoms extending lieti'vocn the sido lrnnu-s und' bolted thereto n. truck holster huvug its ends arranged within thc recesses md provided withjegs that' heer against the outer witnesses.

in the presence of two JAS. B. MCK'IEL.

yWitnesses:

"A. M. WINN,

'33. L. LANeLc.

frames, end securnggholts extend ing through feces of the side ft'nmes, tie plates crossing.

my own, I have hereto nllixed my signatureV ITO 

